Object Details
- Creator
- True, Margaret Tupper, 1858-1926
- True, Henry A. (Henry Alphonso), 1837-1925
- Subject
- True, Allen Tupper
- Place of publication, production, or execution
- No place, unknown, or undetermined
- Physical Description
- Diary : 1 v. : handwritten ; 21 x 18 cm.
- Summary
- Allen Tupper True's mother records developmental milestones, illnesses, and other events from her son's early years.
Majority of entries are written by Margaret Tupper True, a few by True's father Henry Alphonso and other family members (identified as "Grandma" and "Auntie Min").
Pasted or inserted into diary are: 2 photographs of Allen Tupper True as a baby, a lock of his hair, a cyanotype of Franklin School, El Paso, Texas, a ribbon, and a leaf.
Though last dated entry is from August 24, 1891, majority of entries span 1881-1885. - Citation
- Margaret Tupper True and Henry A. (Henry Alphonso) True. Margaret Tupper True diary concerning Allen Tupper True as a baby, 1881-1891. Allen Tupper True and True family papers, 1841-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Use Note
- U.S. public domain
- Location Note
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
- 1881-1891
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)16843
- Type
- Writings
- See more items in
- Allen Tupper True and True family papers, 1841-1987
- Archives of American Art
- Topic
- Family life
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_16843
